Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov (russian: Евгений Петрович Шаповалов) was a Soviet army general who was awarded the title
Hero of the Soviet Union.
Biography
Yevgeny Shapovalov was born on December 25, 1904, in the city of
Taganrog into a worker's family. He received elementary education in a Taganrog's school and worked as a professional shoemaker.
He joined the
Red Army in 1922 and received higher military education in
Kharkiv (1925) and later at
Frunze Military Academy (1944). He became a member of
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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in 1940.
During the
German-Soviet War, lieutenant colonel Shapovalov commanded the 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the
7th Guards Tank Corps, and was especially successful at the
Battle of Berlin
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After the Vistula– ...
in April–May 1945. On May 31, 1945, he was awarded the titles of
Hero of the Soviet Union,
Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
In 1951, he graduated from the
Stalin Military Academy of Tank and Mechanized Forces.
In 1955, he retired and worked as director of a
sovkhoz in
Fastiv Raion
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On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast was reduced to s ...
of
Kiev Oblast
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from 1960 to 1965, after which time he became a
pensioner.
He died in
Kiev
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on November 8, 1977, and is buried at
Kyiv's
Lukyanovskoe Military Cemetery.
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2)
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Gold Star
External links and references
Yevgeny Shapovalov at War Heroes web site
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1904 births
1977 deaths
Military personnel from Taganrog
People from Don Host Oblast
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Soviet major generals
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Frunze Military Academy alumni
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner